Recognised as Colour
#D98CDD
- #D98CDD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#D98CDD is a magenta with RGB values 217, 140, 221 and HSL 297°, 54%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#D98CDD#D98CDD
HEX#D98CDD
RGBrgb(217, 140, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.549, 0.8667
RGB percentages85.1%, 54.9%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(297, 54.4%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297, 36.7%, 86.7%)
CMYK1.8%, 36.7%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,257,373
CSS custom property--colour: #D98CDD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38728WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.75:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#267322
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#90DD8C
Analogous#B08CDD, #DD8CB9
Triadic#DDD98C, #8CDDD9
Split complementary#B9DD8C, #8CDDB0
Tetradic#DDB08C, #90DD8C, #8CB9DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G140
B221
Red217 (85.1%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue297.04°
Saturation (HSL)54.36%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D9 · G 8C · B DD
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